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# Do the Words "Jewish" and "Church" Go Together?
- URL: https://www.pshir.com/do-the-words-jewish-and-church-go-together/
- Published: 2024-05-05T14:00:35.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-23T19:58:49.000Z
- Author: Pinchas Shir
- Tags: Audio

Professor Pinchas Shir joins me to talk about his course The Stories of Jewish Church. This is a wildly popular course at IBC because it takes familiar stories and brings to life new ideas. This week we talk about how Jewish the original church was, why we know they were Jewish, and how we better understand the Book of Acts by reading it as a Jewish narrative. Plus, what is Peter doing by quoting the prophets?